Big B dedicates poetry to health care workers, shares 'words from babuji'

Giving credits to the health care workers for their relentless efforts, seasoned actor Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter and dedicated a few couplets to the medics, penned by his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday dedicated a poem by his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan to the healthcare workers who are working relentlessly to keep people protected.

"Words from Babuji... for them that work tirelessly, relentlessly, unselfishly to keep us protected," the 77-year-old star started noting down the words of wisdom by his father, in a post on Instagram.

He noted, "Main hoon unke sath khadi, jo seedhi rakhte apni reedh, Kabhi nahi jo taj sakte hain apna nyayochit adhikar, Kabhi nahi jo she sakte hain sheesh nava kar atyaachar. Ek akele ho, ya unke sath khadi ho bhari bheed, Main hoon unke sath khadi, jo seedhi rakhte apni reedh."

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  कभी नहीं जो तज सकते हैं⁰अपना न्यायोचित अधिकार,⁰
  कभी नहीं जो सह सकते हैं⁰शीश नवाकर अत्याचार,⁰
  एक अकेले हों या उनके⁰साथ खड़ी हो भारी भीड़;⁰
  मैं हूँ उनके साथ, खड़ी जो सीधी रखते अपनी रीढ़।
  ~ HRB
  to them that protect us

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  कभी नहीं जो तज सकते हैं⁰अपना न्यायोचित अधिकार,⁰
  कभी नहीं जो सह सकते हैं⁰शीश नवाकर अत्याचार,⁰
  एक अकेले हों या उनके⁰साथ खड़ी हो भारी भीड़;⁰
  मैं हूँ उनके साथ, खड़ी जो सीधी रखते अपनी रीढ़।
  ~ HRB
  to them that protect us

  — Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 19, 2020

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  कभी नहीं जो तज सकते हैं⁰अपना न्यायोचित अधिकार,⁰
  कभी नहीं जो सह सकते हैं⁰शीश नवाकर अत्याचार,⁰
  एक अकेले हों या उनके⁰साथ खड़ी हो भारी भीड़;⁰
  मैं हूँ उनके साथ, खड़ी जो सीधी रखते अपनी रीढ़।
  ~ HRB
  to them that protect us

  — Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 19, 2020

The caption roughly translates to - "I am standing with them, who keep their spine straight, who can never let down their right to justice, even if they are single, or among a crowd of many, I am standing with them who keep their spine straight."

Along with the poetry, the Shahenshah of Bollywood shared a collage of two pencil sketches. The first one shows a health worker wearing a mask, with a rose in hand, while the second one shows a sketch of Senior Bachchan.

Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya Bachchan are responding well to the coronavirus treatment.

The father-son duo are in the isolation ward since July 11 after they were diagnosed with COVID-19, while Aishwarya and her eight-year-old Aaradhya were shifted to the facility on Friday night, almost a week after they tested positive for the virus.

With inputs from ANI